| Ryan Townsend | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Townsend | |
| Date of birth | September 2 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)} | |
| Playing position | central defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Persiba Balikpapan | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 2005 2005-2007 2007-present |
Burnley Wanneroo City Perth Glory Persiba Balikpapan |
1 (0) ? (?) 3 (0) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 | Australia U20 | 3 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ryan Townsend (born 2 September 1985, Manchester , United Kingdom) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently playing for Indonesia club Persiba Balikpapan.[1] Ryan was born in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, but was raised in Perth, Australia. After growing up in Australia he returned to the UK having earned a place in Burnley FC's youth development set-up. Ryan could have stayed at Burnley but they could not extend his contract due to ECU Joondalup (his club in Perth) demanding a large development fee. Ryan instead returned to Perth where he started to train with Perth Glory before playing two games in 2005 on a short term contract. Ryan then joined Wanneroo City in the Football West State League, before he was offered a full time contract with Perth Glory in place of Daniel Vasilevski for the A-League 2006-07 season. He was released four games before the end of the A-League season after a single appearance.
Australian career
He has played for the Australian U20 side, the "Young Socceroos", three times. A higlight for Ryan was scoring against Japan in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
